First Christian Church Greensboro

We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world.

The Gifts Our Members Bring

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The support from members of the congregation in  leading worship has blessed us beyond anything we might have expected the past few weeks. Olivia Steadman, for instance, delivered last Sunday’s message with a freshness and passion that brought us to the edge of our seats with excitement. This coming Sunday, Woody Faulkner, assisted by Elder… Read More →

A Couple of Sundays Away While You’re Busy Anyhow

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Next Monday (August 17), I’ll have surgery to restore some strength to my vocal cords, which, I hope, will allow me to speak in more than a whisper throughout the day. As much as I’ve been able to project so as to bounce my voice off the far wall of many a sanctuary, it’s frustrating… Read More →

Nudging Toward Togetherness

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This past Sunday, our church Board approved a plan for Outdoor Worship (weather permitting) to begin August 2. The location will be the sidewalk and lawn between the sanctuary and the playground. Physical distancing must be observed; if it isn’t, this will jeopardize the opportunity for future gatherings. The plan projects holding two shorter services at times… Read More →

Finding Our Summer Path

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The Sundays after Pentecost are called Ordinary Time—all the way until Advent. About half of the year is “ordinary!” This doesn’t have to mean they have to be mediocre, middling, or mundane, though. The word “ordinary,” as used to describe these Sundays, comes from “ordinal number,” which means a number in a series. In other… Read More →

Thanks for Your Responses

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. . . To the survey about the conditions under which you’re willing to regroup for worship. As of mid-week, we have received 39 replies, which will be used by our Board, along with recommendations from our Covid Response task force, to plan ahead. Two measurable certainties must be established before our doors can open:… Read More →

Anxious to Talk about Racism

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A group of us, on Sunday evenings twice a month, had begun discussing the book by Professor Carolyn B. Helsel, Anxious to Talk About It: Helping White Christians Talk Faithfully About Racism. We had hoped our study would lead to some meaningful conversations with some brothers and sisters from Mount Pleasant Christian, our predominately African-American… Read More →

A Pentecost Unlike Any Other

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Even if the church in ages past has celebrated Pentecost Sunday in the midst of a plague or pandemic, there never has been any such occasion as we anticipate this Sunday. In the past, I can imagine a time when Christians found physical distancing necessary although I’m not sure they observed such restrictions. The unprecedented… Read More →

How not When

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How, not when, is the question our Board members have been asking about reopening our church building. Asking how is not the same as asking when. Asking how does not imply soon. The Greensboro Faith Leaders’ Council collected clergy signatures endorsing a statement, which will be submitted to the local newspaper and will be posted on… Read More →

Crick in Your Neck?

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Those who worshipped with First Christian of Greensboro online on Mother’s Day probably did more listening than watching because the picture came out sideways. It didn’t look sideways on my screen, however, so even though chat bubbles were appearing on the screen with chatter about it, I could only see the bubbles—not what they said…. Read More →

You’re Welcome

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For our church, there’s a crucial distinction between “all” and “some.” We believe, and we proclaim, that Jesus Christ has called all people to enjoy grace, forgiveness, and new life. Not just some. It may seem cliché to drive past church signs that say “All are Welcome.” It will be revealed as crassly hypocritical if… Read More →